Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compered to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.46/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.20 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$340.46

47 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

vs TN average

−10.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	345.12	1,842	40
Medium and Large 2	534	313.84	1,675	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $402.67 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

340.46

—

TN average15 barns · 1,017 hd

339.78

+0.68

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−10.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−62.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,813	195.77	3,549	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	164.65	2,526	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	159.36	2,146	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	136.80	1,521	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,038	$1,718	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	360.05/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	297.45/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	330.64/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	348.20/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	362.01/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,922	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	335.55/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,936	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,717.59/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	294.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	380.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	374.51/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,738	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	328.44/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,043	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	343.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,784	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	431.45/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	338.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	351.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	342.76/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	308.97/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,909	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	329.03/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,037	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	319.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	304.29/cwt	290.00–318.00	2,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	299.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,916	1
Bulls	Small 1	800–850	845	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,070	1
Steers	Small 1	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	310.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	849	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,666	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	165.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,583	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	149.21/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,068	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	180.48/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,305	178.38/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,328	2
Bulls	—	—	2,107	210.15/cwt	203.00–219.00	4,428	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	162.34/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,071	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	194.38/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,567	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	121.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,229	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	151.64/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,660	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,634	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	151.46/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	341.17/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	317.52/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	348.10/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	309.39/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	370.95/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	399.30/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	331.27/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,213	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	394.90/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	540.11/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	439.16/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	401.69/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	394.67/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	352.42/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	316.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	291.18/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	358.11/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	324.31/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,033	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	381.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.49/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	305.67/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	332.50/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,427	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	357.73/cwt	346.00–361.00	2,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	376.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	457.51/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	312.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	384.16/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,452	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	275.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,953	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 452Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 68Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 57Year ago 20

Compered to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	357.50–365.00	360.05
5	550–600	564	350.00–354.00	352.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	424	330.00–365.00	351.19
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	510	310.00–330.00	319.39
2	550–600	593	290.00–310.00	299.96
5	600–650	618	305.00–310.00	308.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
4	250–300	275	400.00–445.00	431.45
6	300–350	333	380.00–420.00	394.67
11	350–400	378	370.00–400.00	384.16
13	400–450	430	370.00–390.00	381.82
13	450–500	477	350.00–370.00	358.11
25	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	343.83
7	550–600	564	330.00–345.00	338.13
28	600–650	627	317.50–332.50	324.31
10	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	316.45
2	700–750	713	287.50–295.00	291.18
5	750–800	774	285.00–300.00	294.57
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	237.50	237.50
1	1050–1100	1,085	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	427	340.00–360.00	348.10
6	450–500	464	332.50–355.00	348.20
10	500–550	527	300.00–342.50	330.64
3	550–600	563	280.00–315.00	297.45
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	820	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	380.00–420.00	399.30
9	400–450	431	370.00–400.00	380.63
13	450–500	464	360.00–390.00	374.51
12	500–550	531	350.00–375.00	362.01
17	550–600	577	322.50–345.00	335.55
12	600–650	622	323.00–335.00	328.44
2	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
4	700–750	741	307.50–310.00	309.39
4	750–800	780	265.00–280.00	275.56
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	995	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	845	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	400.00	400.00
9	500–550	514	395.00–415.00	401.69
3	600–650	605	371.00	371.00
3	650–700	653	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00–320.00	310.83
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	518	325.00–357.50	342.76
4	550–600	574	325.00–352.50	341.17
14	600–650	619	300.00–340.00	329.03
3	650–700	668	310.00–322.50	317.52
2	700–750	720	290.00–318.00	304.29
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	530.00–550.00	540.11
4	250–300	291	430.00–470.00	457.51
5	300–350	329	425.00–445.00	439.16
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	412	385.00–400.00	394.90
5	450–500	470	350.00–362.50	355.49
5	500–550	524	370.00–390.00	376.84
8	550–600	582	365.00–377.50	370.95
10	600–650	619	346.00–361.00	357.73
7	650–700	668	327.00–340.00	331.27
38	700–750	730	322.50–336.00	332.50
5	750–800	778	305.00–315.00	312.41
5	800–850	829	301.00–310.00	305.67
1	850–900	865	302.50	302.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,717.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	175.00–177.00	175.98
7	—	1,564	160.00–171.00	165.18
2	—	1,450	145.00–157.00	151.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	141.00–154.00	149.21
3	—	1,382	173.00–185.00	180.48
6	—	1,276	158.00–170.00	162.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	114.00–126.00	121.00
6	—	1,095	146.00–160.00	151.64
6	—	1,209	130.00–140.00	135.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	172.00–185.00	178.38
3	—	2,107	203.00–219.00	210.15
6	—	1,835	188.00–198.00	194.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle